Or: 'Close Putin ally on [sigh!] Russian exceptionalism'. [Covers eyes in despair...] Here we Archived Message Posted by Rhisiart Gwilym on February 17, 2019, 9:41 am, in reply to "The Deep Nation Of Russia by MoA" bleedin' go again! Someone turn up a Chinese 'thought leader' with the same assertions - only, relating to China. There must be candidates. Aaaaaargh! The goddamned imperialism virus affects everyone who contacts it; any state that rises even to a modest threshold level of power and wealth. And then, even when your empire's long gone, the misleading, ludicrous-ballsup-causing delusions continue to affect both 'leaders' (the gavinettes, if you like) and plebs for decades afterwards... Message Thread: The Deep Nation Of Russia by MoA - Tomski February 16, 2019, 1:21 pm Or: 'Close Putin ally on [sigh!] Russian exceptionalism'. [Covers eyes in despair...] Here we - Rhisiart Gwilym February 17, 2019, 9:41 am Russian exceptionalism - Tomski February 17, 2019, 10:50 am What's the point of countries? - Thomas Newfield February 17, 2019, 10:33 pm   Searching